south of cape verde and slowly developed , and on september 2 the disturbance became tropical depression ten while located south @ - @ southeast of the cape verde islands . as the depression became more organized , an eye @ - @ like feature developed in the upper levels of the system . the depression was upgraded to tropical storm josephine six hours after forming . josephine was located in an area which was supportive for rapid int ##ens ##ification but was not forecast to int ##ens ##ify quickly . josephine continued to int ##ens ##ify throughout the afternoon as the storm became more symmetrical . however , due to the location of the storm , there was a lack of accurate wind speed readings , and
south of cape verde and slowly developed, and on september 2 the disturbance became tropical depression ten while located south @ - @ southeast of the cape verde islands. as the depression became more organized, an eye @ - @ like feature developed in the upper levels of the system. the depression was upgraded to tropical storm josephine six hours after forming. josephine was located in an area which was supportive for rapid intensification but was not forecast to intensify quickly. josephine continued to intensify throughout the afternoon as the storm became more symmetrical. however, due to the location of the storm, there was a lack of accurate wind speed readings, and